Winter Courses

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New courses start in mid-Jan. with more rolling out through mid-Feb. History, music, science, literature, film, writing, art, and more are all on the roster. You must be a current OLLI @Berkeley member to register. All are welcome to join!

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Winter Courses

Monday

Starts January 27

Mon, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
American Prophet: The Life and Times of Carey McWilliams
Peter Richardson
Livestreamed + Recorded
Mon, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Diving Into the Movies
Harry Chotiner
Livestreamed + Recorded
Mon, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Anti-Semitism: The Dynamics and History of the “Longest Hatred”
Bruce Bramlett
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Mon, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Neuro-ethnomusicology for Aging Brain Health
Aaron Colverson
In Person (Berkeley)
Tuesday

Starts January 21

Tue, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Hands-On AI
Robert Todd
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Tue, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Fully enrolled; waitlist available
Building a Great Memoir
Louise Nayer
In Person (Berkeley)
Tue, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Fighting Slavery in the United States, 1787–1865
Richard Bell
Livestreamed + Recorded
Tue, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Great Literature in Miniature
Hilary Roberts
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Tue, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Fully enrolled; waitlist available

Starts January 28

Tue, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
The Symphonies of Gustav Mahler: A Spiritual and Emotional Journey
Stephen Schultz
In Person (Berkeley) + Livestreamed

Starts February 18

Tue, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Recovering Pasts, Imagining Futures: Four Women Poets
Susan Van Dyne
In Person (Berkeley)
Wednesday

Starts January 22

Wed, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Textual Politics: Three Authors, Three Novels, Three Countries
Darren Zook
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Wed, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Twelve Controversies about Communism, Past and Present
George Breslauer
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Wed, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Berlin: Capital of Modern Architecture
Pierluigi Serraino
Livestreamed + Recorded
Wed, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Turn, Turn, Turn: A Rock ’n’ Roll Road Trip
Pete Elman
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Wed, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Suburban Ennui and Dystopia in American Fiction
Stephanie Wells
In Person (Berkeley) + Livestreamed
Wed, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)

Starts February 19

Wed, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
The Politics of Ice: Beyond Climate Change
Darren Zook
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Wed, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Amsterdam: A Design Capital Over the Canals
Pierluigi Serraino
Livestreamed + Recorded
Thursday

Starts January 23

Thu, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
We Are the Ones: Early San Francisco Punk and New Wave
Richie Unterberger
Livestreamed + Recorded
Thu, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
iPhoneography
Laura (Yoni) Mayeri
Livestreamed + Recorded
Thu, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Thu, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Five Artists Who Changed California Art
Drucie Belman
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Thu, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Particle Pursuits: Exploring the Universe with CERN
Bebo White
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Thu, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Fully enrolled; waitlist available
The Wisdom of Grief: Exploration, Transformation, Reconciliation
Lauren Vanett
In Person (Berkeley) + Livestreamed

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